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I limit my practice to business law, construction law and litigation. I enjoy being able to help individuals start and grow their businesses by helping them select the appropriate business entity to accomplish their goals. I provide all the necessary documents that the business needs to protect the owners and the business.. Along with business law, I help clients through the litigation process. I help clients with everything from filing the initial complaint through trial.

It can be daunting to keep up with changing tax codes. Not for Neil V. Birkhoff, chair of our Tax and Estate Planning group and member of the firm’s Corporate Law group.. Neil’s practice includes federal, state and local tax planning for individuals and businesses, employee benefit plan issues, estate planning and estate administration. He represents businesses and individuals before tax authorities and in court on tax matters.. Neil is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and a past chair of both the Virginia State Bar’s Section of Taxation and the Virginia Bar Association’s Section of Taxation. Prior to joining Woods Rogers in 1987, Neil was a trial attorney in the tax division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.. Neil is a contributing author to several continuing legal education publications and teaches classes on estate planning and nonprofit organizations as an adjunct professor of law at Washington and Lee University School of Law. Neil is recognized for excellence in tax law in Best Lawyers in America and Virginia Super Lawyers.. He’s a graduate of the University of Virginia, earned his law degree from the College of William & Mary and his masters of tax law from George Washington University.. His community involvement includes service on the boards of directors of Feeding America Southwest Virginia and Goodwill Industries of the Valleys.

Autumn works with our extensive team of business corporate attorneys to help our clients find their solutions.. Autumn Visser, a California native, recently joined the Woods Rogers team supporting our experienced team of attorneys.. She earned her law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, where she worked on the Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judges.. Autumn is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, where she majored in Communications/Public Relations and minored in journalism, and received a certificate in Spanish.